The insect trace fossil Tonganoxichnus from the Middle Pennsylvanian of Indiana: Paleobiologic and paleoenvironmental implications

Ichnos

Volumn 8, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 165-175

  Mángano, Maria G ^a,e   Labandeira, Conrad C ^b,c   Kvale, Erik P ^d   Buatois, Luis A ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Carboniferous; Ichnotaxa; Indiana; Insecta; Monura; Pennsylvanian; Tonganoxichnus

Indexed keywords

CARBONIFEROUS; INSECTA;

ICHNOLOGY; INSECT; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOBIOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PENNSYLVANIAN; TRACE FOSSIL;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035555623     PISSN: 10420940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10420940109380184     Document Type: Article

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